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How Does Marriage Affect Physical and Psychological Health? A Survey of the Longitudinal Evidence

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Wilson, Chris M.
Oswald, Andrew J.

Abstract / Description

This paper examines an accumulating modern literature on the health benefits of relationships like marriage. Although much remains to be understood about the physiological channels, we draw the judgment, after looking across many journals and disciplines, that there is persuasive longitudinal evidence for such effects. The size of the health gain from marriage is remarkable. It may be as large as the benefit from giving up smoking.

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Sterblichkeit Gesundheit Ehe Eheschließung Zufriedenheit Längsschnittuntersuchung Sterblichkeit Gesundheit Ehe Eheschließung Zufriedenheit Längsschnittuntersuchung mortality health marriage happiness longitudinal

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2005

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Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;1619

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  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Wilson, Chris M.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Oswald, Andrew J.
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2022-11-17T11:01:30Z
  • Made available on
    2008-06-30
  • Made available on
    2015-12-01T10:32:15Z
  • Made available on
    2022-11-17T11:01:30Z
  • Date of first publication
    2005
  • Abstract / Description
    This paper examines an accumulating modern literature on the health benefits of relationships like marriage. Although much remains to be understood about the physiological channels, we draw the judgment, after looking across many journals and disciplines, that there is persuasive longitudinal evidence for such effects. The size of the health gain from marriage is remarkable. It may be as large as the benefit from giving up smoking.
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  • Persistent Identifier
    https://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-16689
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/1146
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.8883
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Is part of
    IZA Discussion Paper Series No. 1619
  • Is part of series
    Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;1619
  • Keyword(s)
    Sterblichkeit
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Gesundheit
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Ehe
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Eheschließung
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Zufriedenheit
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Längsschnittuntersuchung
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Sterblichkeit
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Gesundheit
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Ehe
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Eheschließung
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Zufriedenheit
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Längsschnittuntersuchung
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    mortality
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  • Keyword(s)
    health
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  • Keyword(s)
    marriage
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  • Keyword(s)
    happiness
    en
  • Keyword(s)
    longitudinal
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    How Does Marriage Affect Physical and Psychological Health? A Survey of the Longitudinal Evidence
    en
  • DRO type
    report
  • Visible tag(s)
    PsyDok